Electricity North West is prepared should power supplies be affected following the Met Office yellow weather warning for severe rain and gales across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester this weekend.

Underground electricity cables which have been keeping the lights on in Grange-over-Sands for 85 years are set to be upgraded in the New Year.

Engineers from Electricity North West have been working around the clock to repair damage and restore power to the remaining customers affected by the severe weather which hit the region yesterday.

Engineers from Electricity North West have been out since first light restoring power to the remaining customers affected by the severe weather which hit the region yesterday.